Husky Headlines Dec 4-Dec 8 2023

Spring Run students in grades 3-5 will have the opportunity to participate in a classroom spelling bee taking place next week Dec 4-8.

Students have a choice to participate or not with their class . If you do not want your child to participate please let your teacher know. The winner of all of the classroom spelling bees will be invited to the school spelling bee taking place on Dec 12 at 9:45. Parents of winners of the school bee will be invited to watch the school bee on Dec 12. The winner of our school bee will then be invited to the CCPS County Spelling Bee. The spelling bee contests are all part of the National Scripps Spelling Bee Contests.

Attached to this note is the Scripp's Word List that is used for the spelling bees if you wish to share this with your child you may do so.

Any questions about the spelling bee please contact third grade teacher and our spelling bee coordinator, Mrs Spaulding here candace_spaulding@ccpsnet.net

Thank You

Mr. Hart

Spelling Bee Rules and Word List

We want to hear about your experience with your child’s education. We invite you to participate in completing the Building Ranks School Culture Survey. This voluntary survey includes questions about your child's learning, school safety, and interpersonal relationships, as well as your attitudes about the institutional environment and your personal involvement in school. Your responses will be very helpful in improving student relationships, learning conditions, and the overall culture of our school environment. Every year we review these results to look for ways to best improve our school.

We invite all parents, guardians and caretakers to complete this survey for our school. The survey is completely anonymous and brief; it contains 62 questions and takes about 10-15 minutes to complete. You can take the survey online by using a unique school link. If you have children in more than one CCPS school, you will be asked to fill out a unique survey for each school. Please submit your responses by December 8, 2023.

Students in grades 3-5 took this survey on Monday Nov 27, unless parents submitted the opt out form for their student.

All of your responses are completely anonymous. We have no way to connect you to your answers, and results will only be reported as group responses. When responding to the open-ended statements, refrain from using names or references that may identify you. There are no right or wrong answers. We just want to know about your personal experiences. All evaluation research projects are in compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, (343 CFR 99.31 (6)) and human subjects regulations (Protection of Human Subjects 45 CFR 46).

As you respond to each item, think about your own personal experiences as a parent, caregiver or guardian at Spring Run. Please answer all of the questions, or your answers won’t be recorded, but you can mark “Not applicable” if you do not wish to answer a question or feel the question does not apply to your experiences. We hope you will take the time to provide us with this valuable information. The school’s survey results will be used to inform and develop appropriate strategies, procedures, and/or programs to enhance our school culture. The first question will allow you to select English or Spanish for the survey language.

Thank you in advance for your time and participation!

I welcome your perspective on our school's culture. Please complete the survey by 12/9/2023.

Your responses are anonymous. Only aggregated results are reported.

The survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete, please complete it in one session.

To start the survey: https://buildingranks.nassp.org/client/app.html#/courses/nassp/100004/survey?surveyToken=c73d3df0-b59d-4fe3-9820-c0293fd564cd

Thank you for your feedback.

Sincerely,

Christopher Hart

For technical assistance accessing or navigating the survey, contact NASSP Customer Care at BuildingRanks@nassp.org

TowneBank, Chesterfield Education Foundation, Chesterfield Cultural Arts Foundation, and Elevate Early Education are sponsoring a screening of segments of the documentary Right to Read on Tuesday, Dec. 5 from 5-7 p.m. at the Perkinson Center for the Arts and Education. This film focuses on the importance of ensuring children are able to read by third grade and how the Science of Reading approach to literacy is making a positive impact. CCPS is a leading division in literacy, already addressing the necessary shifts in literacy instruction with heavy investment in professional development and elementary literacy print resources in alignment with Science of Reading practices. Dr. Merv Daugherty will be part of a discussion panel at this event. If you plan to attend, please RSVP here.

Click here to register for upcoming Coffee & Conversations, scheduled through January. The next of these virtual gatherings is titled “Helping Your Child With Self-Regulation” and will take place 1-2 p.m. Dec. 6. Coffee & Conversation is hosted by the Chesterfield County Public Schools Office of Family and Community Engagement.

Chesterfield County Public Schools invites parents and teens to a free showing of "Screenagers Under the Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs and Alcohol in the Digital Age" at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at CTC@Hull (13900 Hull Street Road). A panel discussion with health specialists will follow the screening. Get more information and reserve your free tickets here.

"Screenagers Under the Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs and Alcohol in the Digital Age" examines the impact of technology on teens' decision-making about vaping, drugs and alcohol. Exploring the latest research and learning more about the personal experiences of teens and families, the film highlights the changing landscape of the substances, offering solutions for how to best empower teens as they face decisions about what they will and will not be influenced by.

The film debunks myths and depicts strategies parents and schools can use to encourage healthy decision-making, support teen mental health, set limits and create healthy home environments. The film also includes many ways young people are using their wisdom and strength to help each other and themselves through this complicated terrain around substance use.

• Online parenting program focuses on tweens and teens: Active Parenting of Teens and Tweens is an online program offering parents the confidence to meet the challenges and savor the joys of their children’s teen years. There are five weekly sessions 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays from Jan. 23 to Feb. 20; $50 covers all five sessions. Get more information and register on this website. Questions? Email the Prevention Services Office of Chesterfield County’s Mental Health Support Services or call 804-768-7800.
• Parent and family consultations available free: Parents and caregivers are invited to consult with experienced professionals to talk through topics such as parenting stress, effective discipline, tantrums, helping around the house, healthy relationships, bedtime, preventing risky behaviors and more. Meetings can be in person, by phone or virtually with consultants in the Prevention Services Office of Chesterfield County’s Mental Health Support Services. For more information or to schedule a free consultation, email the Prevention Services Office or call 804-768-72120.

Dec 20: 80th Day of School Staff/Student Spirit Day, 11-2 PTA Holiday Lunch Steam Lab

Dec 22: No School

Dec 25-29: No School

Jan 1-5: No School

You’re invited to use your creativity to brighten a new headquarters being built for Chesterfield County Public Schools. Construction is underway on the office building (located on Midlothian Turnpike and named Springline at District 60) that is expected to open in 2025.

It’s important that the headquarters show that students are at the center of Chesterfield County Public Schools, and incorporating art by our creative and talented student artists will make that clear.

All students in Chesterfield County Public Schools (from prekindergarten through 12th grade) are encouraged to create an original work of visual art in a medium of their choice that expresses the contest theme of “Better Together.” Designs will be judged on the creative use and communication of the theme. Only two-dimensional works, please. Entries are due by 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 2, 2024.

One overall winner from each level (elementary, middle and high) will be chosen and announced in February. Each winning entry, along with many of the works submitted for this contest, will be used as inspiration and reproduced within the overall interior design of the school system’s new headquarters.

There are two ways to submit artwork:

• Option 1: Use this online form to submit a photo of the artwork.

Option 2: Submit the original artwork and this permission form to your school’s main office.

Interested in volunteering this year? You will need to submit an application to CCPS as a volunteer which goes through a central approval process that includes a background check. This could take two to four weeks, so be sure to allow ample time for your application to be reviewed before you plan to volunteer. Submit your application here: https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/NDYyOmVuLVVT

You must submit an application if you plan to:

Chaperone a field trip

Advise a club or sports team

Participate in mentor groups

Work with students unsupervised

You do not have to submit an application if you are:

Visiting for lunch

Helping in the library or office

A college student in classrooms for program credit

18 or younger

A supervised classroom helper such as a room mom, assisting with a class party, etc.

To join the Spring Run list of general volunteers to be among the first to receive volunteer opportunities, submit your email here: https://docs.google.com/.../17LTGPCU6Dtnz8hJX.../viewform...

You’re invited to nominate staff and students for superintendent’s awards:

• Team Chesterfield staff members are continuously going above and beyond to connect with students, build stronger relationships, provide engaging learning opportunities and help families. Nominate a #oneCCPS Game Changer by filling out this simple form.

• Chesterfield County students shine, and you can nominate students for the Superintendent’s Citizenship Award here.

PTA Families,

Thank you for all of your help getting the word out to your friends and families about our Raise Craze fundraiser. We raised $48,512, and the PTA gets to keep $44,349, over 91%!!! Our students also completed 3,461 Acts of Kindness, an average of almost 4 Acts of Kindness per student, logged in our system. But we know the Acts of Kindness are continuing even with the end of the program. THANK YOU to the other five members of the Raise Craze committee: Maggie Lenart, Chris Plunkett, Ashlee Creador, Carrie Hawes, and Katie Hood. Thank you to all of our volunteers during our Opening Ceremony, Service Night, and Closing Ceremony. Without the time put in by our Committee, and help from our volunteers, we wouldn't have been able to make this our MOST SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER EVER!!!!

The money we raised from this fundraiser drives all of our opportunities to enhance the school for this year. We are focusing the money towards educational efforts at the school along with our commitment to keeping our large events free (Family Fun Night, STEAM Night, Dances). With this being our first year conducting Raise Craze, we have learned so much. We are also open to constructive feedback and welcome new ideas. Please email me directly at President@springrunpta.com with any thoughts.

Thank you,

Katie Adcock

PTA President

Upcoming Events

12/22 - 1/5 - No School - Winter Break

Volunteer of the Month!!

Congratulations to our Volunteer of the Month, Carrie Hawes!

She has been an incredible silent helper. Every PTA event flyer you’ve received this year and many event graphics have come from her. She has designed and re-designed based on our PTA needs. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. She is also responsible for planning our entire Service Night, held in early October. She planned all of the service projects, organized all supplies, organized the locations, signs, and instructions, and when she got COVID just a few days before was able to give clear and concise instructions for us to pull off the event seamlessly. We are so happy to have Carrie Hawes helping us out as a volunteer this year! Carrie is our Volunteer of the Month, showing that much work can be done outside of the school building.

Carrie received a $15 gift card to Amazon and will get to park in the Volunteer of the Month spot until our next meeting at the end of November.

Thank you, Carrie, and congratulations!!

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Feel free to reach out to any officer at any time:

Katie Adcock, President, President@springrunpta.com

Micah Montanari, Secretary, micahmont526@gmail.com

Matt McCollester, Treasurer, Treasurer@springrunpta.com

Nakia Taylor, 1st VP Programs, nmoody18@gmail.com

Maggie Lenart, 2nd VP Ways & Means, maggie.lenart@gmail.com

Megan Price, 3rd VP Membership, Membership@springrunpta.com

Thank you for trusting us!

Parents, Here is the CCPS county website where you can find forms and publications for back to school such as the CCPS Parent Handbook, Health forms, Free and reduced lunch forms, chromebook device agreements, etc. https://oneccps.org/publications-and-forms/